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vided that the terms of office of persons who are members of the County
Boards on April 18, 1916, shall not be affected by its provisions; and
provided further in order that the length of the first six regular appoint-
ments under this section in the Counties of Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick,
Dorchester, Washington and Montgomery, and the first three regular ap-
pointments in the other counties shall be so designated by the Governor
that there shall thereafter be one regular vacancy and one regular appoint-
ment each year in the counties of Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick, Dor-
chester, Washington and Montgomery, and one regular vacancy and one
regular appointment every two years in each of the other counties, the Gov-
ernor shall appoint in the first instance only two members in the Counties
of Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick, Dorchester, Washington and Montgomery,
one of whom he shall designate to hold office for the term of six years, and
the other for the term of five years, from the first Monday in May, 1918;
and in each of the other counties he shall appoint in the first instance
only one member to hold office for the term of six years, from the first Mon-
day in May, 1918; before the first Monday in May, 1920, he shall appoint
two members in the Counties of Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick, Dorchester,
Washington and Montgomery for a term of five and six years, respectively,
and one member in each of the other counties for a term of six years,
from the first Monday in May, 1920. And before the first Monday in May,
1922, he shall appoint two members in the Counties of Baltimore, Carroll,
Frederick, Dorchester, Washington and Montgomery, for a term of five
and six years respectively, and one member in each of the other counties
for a term of six years, from the first Monday in May, 1922. Thereafter,
the term of each member appointed to the Boards from each county shall
be six years. The members of the Boards shall be appointed solely because
of their character and fitness, but no person shall be appointed to a Board
who is in any way subject to its authority. The State Superintendent of
schools, by and with the approval of the Governor, may remove any mem-
ber of a board appointed under the provisions of this section for im-
morality, misconduct in office, incompetency or wilful neglect of duty, giv-
ing to him a copy of the charges against him, and an opportunity of being
publicly heard in person or by counsel, in his own defense, upon not less
than ten days' notice. If any member of a county board shall be removed,
the state superintendent of schools shall file in the office of the Clerk of the
Circuit Court for the county for which the member was appointed, if the
member so requests, a complete statement of all charges made against such
member, and his findings thereon, together with a complete record of the
proceedings. Vacancies on any of the county boards for any cause shall
be filled by the Governor for the unexpired term, and until a successor shall
qualify. Any member of a county board shall be eligible for reappoint-
ment, unless otherwise disqualified by the provisions of this section.1

The board of county school commissioners is required to act strictly within its
delegated authority, and to apply its funds accordingly. Wiley v. School Commis-
sioners, 51 Md. 405. See also Weddle v. School Commissioners, 94 Md. 342; Fisher
Co. v. Mackall, 138 Md. 593.

1 This section repealed by act of 1922, ch. 229, in so far as it applied to Anne Arundel
county. See sec. 7.